Clean-Up Operation (2019-05-18)
On Saturday Tygerdal, Monte Vista and PWP Neighbourhood Watches got together ONCE AGAIN with Solid Waste Management, PRASA and DPU for a clean-up operation.
This time we were so bitterly disappointed when we saw what was waiting for us. Within TWO WEEKS, human faeces, rotting food, bags of wet clothes and piles of rubbish were once again piled up all over the place.
We have begged and pleaded on bended knees for members of our community to please work with us and we’ve now come to the realisation that nobody is listening because nobody sees the situation for what it really is.
Disappointment aside, let’s try once more because the minute we give up and stop cleaning up the disgusting mess that poses such a huge health and safety issue for every single person living in this area – that is the minute we are handing our life blood over on a silver platter.
So… residents can we please ask that you let us know who can join us on a clean-up operation that we will organize with Solid Waste in order to get rid of the excrement and other health hazards currently lying rotting in our area.
If you can’t join us, then please stop giving to each and every vagrant knocking on your door for help. Give to the shelters where the Winter Readiness Program is ready to help take these vagrants off the streets and into warm and safe spaces this winter. The ONLY vagrant who does NOT want to go into a shelter is the vagrant who wants to carry on using drugs, carries on drinking and refuses to comply with social norms.
THAT is unfortunately what you are supporting.
There are things in place to help the homeless and we need to get them to those places so that the system can kick in and start helping them. Please don’t be the person who is busy condemning them to a life of vagrancy because of some misguided notion that you are making a difference.
BE the difference you want to see in this world by supporting the shelters who aim to uplift and not keep them down like your handout will. Handup at all times please – not handout.
So please help by:
? Donating to ELIM NIGHT SHELTER, ABSA Cheque – N1 City – 4058656388
? Dropping off clothes and food to ELIM – 47 3rd Avenue, Elsies River Industrial
? Make yourself available for a clean up operation on a Saturday morning. Bring gloves and bags and help us make a difference.
To those who keep on coming out every second Saturday to help, please don’t lose heart and please lets keep on trying – hopefully the message will one day finally be heard and understood. Lets stand strong because you are literally the only thing stopping our beautiful area from falling into decay.
Thank you for the muffins Clinton and Riana and huge thank you to Chris Faure from Engen for the much needed donation of Coffee for the hard workers who pushed up their sleeves to helped with the clean-up. Our eternal thanks also to Skipgo for the much needed assistance in carting away all the piles and piles of rubbish! Together we can make a difference.
Paul Kruger on behalf of PWP Neighbourhood Watch
Monte Vista Ratepayers Association
Monte Vista Neighbourhood Watch
